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PART IV, SECTION A, LINE 3C THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES GRANT AND CONTRACTED REVENUE FUNDS TO PAY FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. TRAINING AND EDUCATION IS A QUALIFIED CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION. STIPEND AGREEMENTS ARE SIGNED WITH SUMS DOCUMENTED FOR ALL CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIP EXPENSES TO THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION. 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FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C A DISCLOSURE FORM IS FILED ANNUALLY AND THE POLICY IS REVIEWED WITH THE BOARD MEMBERS DURING A MEETING ANNUALLY. ALSO REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE AS THEY ARISE AT BOARD MEETINGS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A STARTING SALARY AS ESTABLISHED WITH A BOARD SOURCE COMPARISON OF AVERAGE SALARY FOR ASSOCIATION NONPROFITS WITH A BUDGET SIZE OF 500,000-1,000,000 AS REPORTED BY BOARDSOURCE. MIDDLE OF THE AVERAGE RANGE WAS SELECTED. THE BOARD APPROVED ALL BASE SALARIES. THE SAME PROCESS WAS USED TO DETERMINE SALARY FOR KEY EMPLOYEES, BASED ON THEIR JOB TITLE (BOOKKEEPER, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR/MARKETING DIRECTOR). RAISES HAVE OCCURRED IRREGULARLY, USUALLY BASED ON WHEN FUNDS WERE AVAILABLE AN THE LENGTH OF TIME BETWEEN RAISES. FOR EXAMPLE, 5% RAISES HAVE BEEN GRANTED WHEN NO RAISE WAS GIVEN FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS. ALL RAISES ARE MERIT BASED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, WHICH ADMINISTERS THE FOUNDATION'S PERSONNEL AND HUMAN RESOURCES SERVICES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B STARTING SALARY AS ESTABLISHED WITH A BOARD SOURCE COMPARISON OF AVERAGE SALARY FOR ASSOCIATION NONPROFITS WITH A BUDGET SIZE OF 500,000-1,000,000 AS REPORTED BY BOARDSOURCE. MIDDLE OF THE AVERAGE RANGE WAS SELECTED. THE BOARD APPROVED ALL BASE SALARIES. THE SAME PROCESS WAS USED TO DETERMINE SALARY FOR KEY EMPLOYEES, BASED ON THEIR JOB TITLE (BOOKKEEPER, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR/MARKETING DIRECTOR). RAISES HAVE OCCURRED IRREGULARLY, USUALLY BASED ON WHEN FUNDS WERE AVAILABLE AN THE LENGTH OF TIME BETWEEN RAISES. FOR EXAMPLE, 5% RAISES HAVE BEEN GRANTED WHEN NO RAISE WAS GIVEN FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS. ALL RAISES ARE MERIT BASED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, WHICH ADMINISTERS THE FOUNDATION'S PERSONNEL AND HUMAN RESOURCES SERVICES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART VII THOMAS L. GALLAGHER WAS HIRED AS THE FOUNDATION'S CEO ON OCTOBER 27, 2016. DEBRA MASON WAS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FOUNDATION PRIOR TO MR. GALLAGHER'S EMPLOYMENT. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING FEES 0 167,988 0 STRINGERS 78,675 0 0 BLOGGERS 50,452 0 0 PHOTOGRAPHY STRINGERS 8,842 0 0 RELIGIONLINK CORRESPONDENTS 12,750 0 0 STRATEGIC PLANNING 22,304 0 0 CONTRACTED JOURNALISTS 200,057 0 0 TEMP CONTRACTED JOURNALISTS 1,173 0 0 WIRE SERVICE 30,000 0 0 PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & EQUIP 52,392 0 0 LESS: CAPITALIZED EQUIP -18,026 0 0 HONORARIUMS 2,900 0 0 TEMPORARY LABOR 10,699 0 0 FORM 990, PART XII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 RELIGION NEWSWRITERS FOUNDATION RECEIVED AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. HOWEVER, ITS DISREGARDED ENTITY, RELIGION NEWS SERVICE LLC, WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 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